before ... days (months, etc.)
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
numbered tag; numbered ticket
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
tingling; stinging; pungently
four characters; four letters
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated